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Pentanthera
Rhododendron subgenus Pentanthera was a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron. The common name azalea is applied to many of the species, and also to species in some other subgenera. In 2005 it was discontinued and its four sections moved or dismembered.
The subgenus included four sections:
23 branches of this group, most-observed first
Pinxter Flower
speciesRhododendron periclymenoides
Flame Azalea
speciesRhododendron calendulaceum
western azalea
speciesRhododendron occidentale
Mountain Azalea
speciesRhododendron canescens
swamp azalea
speciesRhododendron viscosum
early azalea
speciesRhododendron prinophyllum
Yellow Azalea
speciesRhododendron luteum
Orange Azalea
speciesRhododendron austrinum
Smooth Azalea
speciesRhododendron arborescens
hammocksweet azalea
speciesRhododendron serrulatum
Coastal Azalea
speciesRhododendron atlanticum
Alabama Azalea
speciesRhododendron alabamense
Plumleaf Azalea
speciesRhododendron prunifolium
Cumberland Rhododendron
speciesRhododendron cumberlandense
Piedmont Azalea
speciesRhododendron flammeum
Red Hills Azalea
speciesRhododendron colemanii
Santee Azalea
speciesRhododendron eastmanii
Rhododendron austrinum × canescens
hybridRhododendron austrinum × canescens
Texas Azalea
speciesRhododendron oblongifolium
Rhododendron × bakeri
hybridRhododendron × bakeri
Rhododendron alabamense × canescens
hybridRhododendron alabamense × canescens
Rhododendron × pennsylvanicum
hybridRhododendron × pennsylvanicum
Rhododendron × mortieri
hybridRhododendron × mortieri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1459455.